Graeme Cowan is the author of 4 books, including the internationally acclaimed BACK FROM THE BRINK, which has a testimonial from the former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and which has just become a best seller in China.

 In 2000 he went through a 5 year episode of depression that his psychiatrist described as the worst he had ever treated. 

 He emerged from this crisis with a different view about how we can increase our resilience, mood, and performance.

 Graeme also helped to start R U OK? in 2009, and is an active Board Director.

 In today’s show we chat extensively about his mental health journey and the strategies he’s discovered for overcoming insecurity along the way. 

The books mentioned in the converstation are:

“The good life project” - Jonathan fields

“Man’s search for meaning” - Victor Frankl

“Self compassion” Kristin Neff

You can find out more about Graeme here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/graemecowan1/